OneFamily: A Lifeline For Israeli Victims Of Terror And War 

OneFamily is the only organization in Israel that supports every member of a bereaved family for as long as they need them

It’s the moment no one prepares for.

The knock you never expect.

The world tilts. The room spins. The air disappears.

And suddenly, nothing will ever be the same again.

When terror strikes, everything shatters.

And before the fog that comes with the unbearable pain begins to clear, OneFamily is already there.

Not with forms. Not with press. Not with questions.

But with hugs and tissues and silence, if that’s what’s needed.

With a hand to hold and a quiet promise:

You are not alone. Not today. Not ever.

OneFamily didn’t start with a board meeting or a business plan.

It started with a 12-year-old girl, Michal Belzberg, who canceled her bat mitzvah party after the Sbarro bombing in 2001 and gave the money to help the victims instead.

Her parents, Marc and Chantal, followed her lead.

And together, they built something the world has never seen before:

Not a charity: a family.

Israel’s emotional and practical lifeline for victims of terror.

Since then, we’ve walked beside 6,000 families in 255 towns, through wars, bombings, stabbings, and shootings.

Through broken hearts, broken homes, and broken dreams.

But our work doesn’t live in the numbers.

It lives in the new lives our families build, shaped by loss, but carried forward with strength, memory, and love.

For the widow with three toddlers who still ask when Tatty is coming home.

For the 10-year-old boy who watched his father fall.

For the sister who lost her twin and no longer recognizes her own reflection.

For the grandmother raising her son’s orphaned children, even as she grieves him.

We don’t just serve “victims.”

We serve families, each person with their own story, their own pain, their own path to healing.

That’s why our support is deep, personalized, and lifelong.

We’ve built 50+ support groups, each tailored for specific needs:

Young widows. Bereaved parents. Orphans. Siblings. Survivors with PTSD.

Even grandparents and fiancées who never made it to the chuppah.

And when the pain is too deep for words, we offer therapy that goes where words can’t: art, EMDR, music, psychodrama, sound, and nature-based healing.

For teens. For children. For parents. For the ones left behind.

But healing takes more than therapy.

It takes real-world support; the kind that keeps the lights on and the fridge full when grief makes everything else impossible.

That’s why OneFamily also provides direct financial aid, with dignity and discretion.

We help cover groceries, tuition, simchas, schoolbooks, rent, legal fees, hospital travel, and more. Whatever’s needed to help the family stay afloat while they begin to rebuild.

More than half of our beneficiaries are families of fallen or wounded IDF soldiers and reservists, including those suffering from PTSD.

When a soldier sacrifices his body or his life for the Jewish people, their family shouldn’t be left behind.

We are here for them too, with the same full-circle care, for as long as it’s needed.

We’ve delivered 78,000+ hours of therapy, awarded 933 scholarships, and distributed over $100 million in aid.

But we’ve also earned something deeper: the trust of our families, our partners, and our supporters around the world.

OneFamily is proud to be a recipient of the Genesis Prize Foundation Award for our work with terror victims, a testament to our transparency, impact, and national importance.

When you give to OneFamily, you’re not just giving generously.

You’re giving wisely.

And your donation goes exactly where it should: into the hands and hearts of families who need it most.

We don’t stop after the funeral.

We don’t disappear after the headlines fade.

We celebrate bar mitzvahs.

We dance at weddings.

We remember yahrzeits.

We hold hands through surgeries.

We send pajamas to new widows.

We pick up the phone at 2 a.m.

Because healing doesn’t happen in a week, a month, or even a year.

It happens in moments.

Moments when someone feels safe.

Seen. Held. Supported.

And we create those moments, over and over again.

Like the boy who lost both parents and spent his birthday in silence, until OneFamily arrived with balloons, cake, and 17 other orphans who understood.

Like the widows who sat together on the Seder night in a hotel filled with comfort and care, finally able to laugh again.

Like the siblings carving wood to express grief.

Like the orphaned teens in Sri Lanka, learning to ride waves as they learn to live again.

We are the only organization in Israel that supports every member of a bereaved or wounded family for as long as they need us.

We don’t have “clients.”

We have people we love.

And we are building the largest, strongest family in Israel—one heart at a time.

Because when everything falls apart…

Family holds you together.

And OneFamily is everything.

Visit OneFamilyFundUS.org to learn more, donate, or become part of this family. n